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Peters Township Public Library - Life in Peters Township: An Oral History Project

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Contributing Institution = Peters Township Public Library
Subject = Family farms – Peters Township (Pa.) – History.

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This collection contains oral histories conducted as part of Peters Township Public Library's Life in Peters Township: an oral history project. Interviews with long time Peters Township residents took place in 2003 and 2004.

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Peters Township (Pa.) -- History. (2)
Froebe family – Peters Township (Pa.) -- History. (1)
Froebe, Richard -- Biography. (1)
Matthews, Robert J -- Biography. (1)
Matthews, Robert J -- Peters Township (Pa.) -- History. (1)
Peters Township (Pa.) – History. (1)
Trax, Doris Leech -- Biography. (1)
Trax, Doris Leech -- Peters Township (Pa.) -- History. (1)

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2003-07-30 (1)
2003-10-15 (1)
2003-11-05 (1)

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Doris Trax: an Oral History

Trax, Doris Leech -- Biography., Trax, Doris Leech -- Peters Township (Pa.) -- History., Family farms – Peters Township (Pa.) – History., Peters Township (Pa.) -- History.

Interview with Doris Trax. After graduating from Snowden High School, Trax worked as a stenographer for Gulf Oil in Pittsburgh. Later, she worked part-time at the family’s farm, Trax farms, assisting with the market.

Richard Froebe: an Oral History

Froebe, Richard -- Biography., Froebe family – Peters Township (Pa.) -- History., Family farms – Peters Township (Pa.) – History., Peters Township (Pa.) – History.

Interview with Richard Froebe. Froebe was raised in Peters Township and has spent his life working on his family farm on Froebe Road.

Robert Matthews: an Oral History

Matthews, Robert J -- Biography., Matthews, Robert J -- Peters Township (Pa.) -- History., Family farms – Peters Township (Pa.) – History., Peters Township (Pa.) -- History.

Interview with Robert J Matthews. Matthews attended Thompsonville School, McMurray School, and Peters Township High School. Both of his parents were teachers in the school district. Matthews served in World War II and was decorated with the Silver Star for his heroism.

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